Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms, 213 U.N.T.S. 262, entered into force May 18, 1954.

The Governments signatory hereto, being Members of the Council
of Europe,

Being resolved to take steps to ensure the collective enforcement of
certain rights and freedoms other than those already included in Section I of
the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms signed
at Rome on 4th November, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Convention'),

Have agreed as follows:

ARTICLE 1

Every natural or legal person is entitled to the peaceful enjoyment
of his possessions. No one shall be deprived of his possessions except in
the public interest and subject to the conditions provided for by law and
by the general principles of international law.

The preceding provisions shall not, however, in any way impair the right
of a State to enforce such laws as it deems necessary to control the use
of property in accordance with the general interest or to secure the payment
of taxes or other contributions or penalties.

ARTICLE 2

No person shall be denied the right to education. In the exercise
of any functions which it assumes in relation to education and to teaching,
the State shall respect the right of parents to ensure such education and
teaching in conformity with their own religious and philosophical convictions.

ARTICLE 3

The High Contracting Parties undertake to hold free elections
at reasonable intervals by secret ballot, under conditions which will ensure
the free expression of the opinion of the people in the choice of the legislature.

ARTICLE 4

Any High Contracting Party may at the time of signature or ratification
or at any time thereafter communicate to the Secretary-General of the Council
of Europe a declaration stating the extent to which it undertakes that the
provisions of the present Protocol shall apply to such of the territories
for the international relations of which it is responsible as are named
therein.

Any High Contracting Party which has communicated a declaration in virtue
of the preceding paragraph may from time to time communicate a further declaration
modifying the terms of any former declaration or terminating the application
of the provisions of this Protocol in respect of any territory.

A declaration made in accordance with this article shall be deemed to have
been made in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 63 of the Convention.

ARTICLE 5

As between the High Contracting Parties the provisions of Articles
1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Protocol shall be regarded as additional articles
to the convention and all the provisions of the Convention shall apply accordingly.

ARTICLE 6

This Protocol shall be open for signature by the Members of
the Council of Europe, who are the signatories of the Convention; it shall
be ratified at the same time as or after the ratification of the Convention.
It shall enter into force after the deposit of ten instruments of ratification.
As regards any signatory ratifying subsequently, the Protocol shall enter
into force at the date of the deposit of its instrument of ratification.

The instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General
of the Council of Europe, who will notify all the Members of the names of
those who have ratified.

Done at Paris on the 20th day of March 1952, In English and French, both
text being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall remain deposited
in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary-General shall transmit
certified copies to each of the signatory Governments